Advocacy groups in Washington, D.C., are calling on the mayor to amend her latest budget proposal that would decrease funding for victim services, citing a rise in domestic violence reports during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayor Muriel Bowser allocated $94 million to the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants, almost an 11% decrease from the year before. The decrease in her annual budget proposal coincides with a rise in domestic violence reports in Washington, with advocates saying their offices have seen a record number of calls in the last two years.